Carvana (CVNA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) is an online automotive retailer that sells used vehicles through its digital platform. Customers can browse vehicles, review detailed descriptions and vehicle history information, arrange financing, complete transactions online and choose home delivery or pickup at a Carvana location.

The company also provides vehicle trade-in services and offers related products, including vehicle protection plans and other automotive services. Carvana is known for its automated, glass-enclosed vehicle vending machines, which provide an alternative pickup experience in select markets.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, Carvana began operations as an online used-car retailer in 2013 and went public in 2017. The company serves customers across the United States through its website, delivery network and physical facilities. Ernest Garcia III is Carvana’s founder and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $59.14 to $62.07
• 50-Day Range: $58.00 to $75.78
• 52-Week Range: $54.46 to $97.38
• Volume: 6.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.45 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $65.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.33
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $83.04
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Carvana Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carvana scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 111th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Carvana has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.72, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 16 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Carvana has a consensus price target of $83.04, representing about 40.2% upside from its current price of $59.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Carvana has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 32.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Carvana are expected to grow by 32.32% in the coming year, from $1.64 to $2.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Carvana is 33.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carvana is 33.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 41.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Carvana has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Carvana has a P/B Ratio of 15.39. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.22% of the float of Carvana has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Carvana has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.92.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carvana has recently increased by 8.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Carvana does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Carvana does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.14

News Sentiment

Carvana has a news sentiment score of 0.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Carvana this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

57 people have searched for CVNA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 104% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Carvana to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Carvana insiders have sold 1,464.03% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $1,545,000.00 in company stock and sold $24,164,285.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.19% of the stock of Carvana is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.71% of the stock of Carvana is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CVNA
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:CVNA
• CIK: 1690820
• Web: www.carvana.com
• Phone: (480) 719-8809
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 23,100
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Carvana: $83.04
• High Price Target: $120.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.72
• Research Coverage: 25 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.13
• P/E Growth: 1.77
• Net Income: $1.41 billion
• Net Margins: 6.26%
• Pretax Margin: -2.21%
• Return on Equity: 37.06%
• Return on Assets: 12.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.94
• Current Ratio: 3.93
• Quick Ratio: 2.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.21
• Cash Flow: $1.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 38.88
• Book Value: $3.85 per share
• Price / Book: 15.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,100,460,000
• Free Float: 933,304,000
• Market Cap: $65.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.55